Critical thinking skills are seen as one of the most important skills for researchers. Mash-Up Research Environments have the potential to activate these skills. While these environments already have their own value, this work provides a first step in answering the question of whether or not they activate thinking processes, and as a further step, what quality of thinking is activated. Consider...

The present study attempted to discover whether there is a significant relationship between EFL teachers' critical thinking ability and their teaching success.To this end, 113 Iranian male and female English teachers were required to fill out Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal. Besides, their students were asked to answer the Characteristics of Successful EFL Teachers questionnaire. The ...

The high technology like computers and calculators has profoundly changed the world of mathematics education. It is not only what aspects of mathematics are essential for learning, but also how mathematics is done and what attitude towards mathematics learning is fostered. Therefore, apart from mathematical content, thinking processes and attitude are also essential core components for mathemat...

AIM The aim of this study was to examine the effect of using serial simulations with progression through the nursing curriculum. BACKGROUND Simulation provides a way to learn without fear of failure and increase critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. Learning in an interdisciplinary simulation provides a greater understanding of teamwork and communication skills. METHOD The ...

AIM Clinical assignments in nursing education provide opportunities for students to develop thinking skills vital to the effective delivery of patient care. The purpose of the present study was to examine students' perceived levels of confidence for using thinking skills when completing two types of clinical assignments. BACKGROUND Clinical educators and managers are challenged to develop tea...

The nation’s PK-12 education ecosystem is poised to embrace programs intended to enhance soft skills. Soft skills are generally defined by exclusion as personal qualities other than the formal knowledge transmitted by schools that affect student adjustment, i.e., the effort that students put into their work and their social skills. Such soft skills are far too important for the education reform...

This document summarizes five studies that offer insight into the nature of higher-order thinking skills and the most effective methods for teaching them to students. The reviews outline the conclusions, definitions, recommendations, specific methods of teaching, instructional strategies, and programs detailed in the documents themselves. Strategies mentioned include the Concept Attainment Mode...